The Rise of Magic Eden: Decoding the Potential Airdrop and Multi-chain NFT Experience
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The Rise of Magic Eden: Decoding the Potential Airdrop and Multi-chain NFT Experience
Using Magic Eden, $NFT will be airdropped in the future.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsAuthor: TPAN
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This article explores Magic Eden's latest rewards program and the broader vision behind it. While numerous similar reward schemes have emerged in the market recently, Magic Eden’s update goes beyond just rewards—it includes unifying its NFT marketplace across multiple chains such as Solana, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Polygon, along with open-sourcing its smart contracts. At the heart of this transformation is a unified market and user experience enabled by the $NFT token and the Magic Eden wallet, paving the way for a stronger business model.
Magic Eden Improves Its Rewards Program
I know, some of you (maybe all of you) might already be tired of points, rewards, and airdrops. While today’s article touches on Magic Eden’s rewards, that’s not the main focus.
Frankly, I myself struggle to keep up with all the newly launched programs. For example, Rabby—a wallet provider—is rolling out a points program competing with Rainbow’s recently launched points system, both aiming to capture market share from Metamask, which currently lacks an airdrop or points system.
So what exactly does Magic Eden’s new rewards program do, and how does this headline obscure Magic Eden’s larger vision? We need to walk through the announcements chronologically.
Before that, if you're unfamiliar with Magic Eden, click here to learn more.
Magic Eden Launches Non-Fungible DAO
Yesterday, Magic Eden announced the launch of its Non-Fungible DAO.
In short:
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Magic Eden will open-source its marketplace smart contracts on Solana, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Polygon. It will transfer protocol control to the Non-Fungible DAO.
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The DAO will be governed by holders of the $NFT token (not yet launched).
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The majority of the $NFT token supply will be distributed to the community, earned by users through interacting with the protocol owned by the Non-Fungible DAO.
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In plain English: Use Magic Eden, get $NFT airdropped in the future
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4 Hours Later
About four hours later, Magic Eden released a teaser video, reiterating its multi-chain capabilities and partnerships. It’s an interesting video worth watching. Two frames stood out to me:
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Multiple prominent NFT collections displayed side-by-side across different blockchains
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The Magic Eden wallet was showcased. Announced months ago, it remains in testing and has been awaiting release.
24 Hours Later
Roughly a day later, Magic Eden shared details about its improved rewards program. This added further context to the earlier announcement regarding the Non-Fungible DAO and $NFT.
In short:
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The new rewards program will be cross-chain, launching first on Solana on February 2
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Rewards are retroactive, crediting historical activity on the platform
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Holders of Magic Tickets will also receive rewards. Magic Tickets is an NFT collection that granted access to MagicDAO—an earlier attempt at community governance that may not have been optimally designed for their ambitions. As we now see, it’s being incorporated into this broader reform.
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Using Magic Eden will earn users more Diamonds (presumably convertible to $NFT at some point)
This is a major announcement! Yet amid the excitement over this incentive program, something felt off. As I reviewed Magic Eden’s series of announcements while preparing this section, I wasn’t sure how to interpret them. Everyone is excited—but what does it all mean? The focus is on airdrops and tokens, which is big news.
Unifying the NFT Market Experience
Magic Eden is unifying the NFT experience. What does this look like?
Unified Marketplace
The first screenshot from the video I shared earlier says it all.
You need to connect different wallets for each chain (Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin). That’s why Magic Eden operates four separate markets (though nominally one brand, it functions as four distinct markets).
So what could truly unify these four into one cohesive marketplace under one roof? A supporting wallet!
Unified Wallet
The Magic Eden wallet is the glue that binds four markets into one. So why would Magic Eden launch a new wallet extension into what seems like a crowded space? The Chrome Web Store description offers compelling reasons—here are the key highlights:
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Instantly transfer crypto between chains and easily collect any NFT on Solana, Ethereum, Polygon, or Bitcoin Ordinals
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Use a single cross-chain wallet instead of switching between multiple chain-specific wallets
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Direct integration with Magic Eden’s NFT platform delivers better NFT management, experience, and rewards on Magic Eden
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Do more directly from your wallet—view, buy, list, and sell NFTs on Magic Eden without leaving the wallet interface
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Buy and sell on-chain using simple payment methods like debit cards, bank transfers, or Apple Pay; Magic Eden wallet supports local currencies in select regions
What does this enable?
Well, Magic Eden gains greater market share, attracts more users, retains more users, successfully executes an airdrop, and everyone wins big!
But beyond that, what else?
Unifying Users and Communities Across Ecosystems
Want to buy a hot Solana NFT but confused about bridging ETH to SOL?
Want to purchase a Bitcoin Ordinal but don’t even know what “Ordinal” means?
No problem—you can do it all using the same wallet, thanks to Magic Eden making it possible!
Unifying Attention and Users
Alright, great—Magic Eden has plans for both its marketplace and wallet. But why should users care?
Frankly, users theoretically care—but unfortunately, they don’t always engage with Magic Eden’s roadmap in practice. What they actually care about are two things:
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How to make money
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How to save money
I mean, why are reward and points program announcements among today’s most popular posts?
The Magic Eden team knows this, so they’ve strategically integrated rewards (i.e., ultimately tokens) into their broader vision. Put it all together:
Okay, this visual isn’t as compelling as I hoped, haha.
To summarize the effect: Magic Eden’s rewards are a means to achieve the following goals:
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Deliver a better NFT experience for users
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Provide Magic Eden with a stronger, more attractive, and richer business model
Conclusion
I don’t know if my predictions are correct—only time will tell. However, I believe all the puzzle pieces are there, hinting at Magic Eden’s roadmap and how its strategy might unfold.
If they succeed, I believe they will bring more vitality to the NFT and crypto space.
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